Günter Pilarsky

born 1937 in Grünberg (Silesia)

Managing Partner of CRONIMET Holding

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CRONIMET Mining AG

At the end of 1980, Günter Pilarsky founded CRONIMET in Karlsruhe and is still the Managing Partner of our company today. Under his leadership, CRONIMET became one of Europe’s leading raw material recyclers for stainless steel and specialty metals.

With the foundation of CRONIMET Mining AG in 2005 he set another milestone in the development of the group.

In 2006 Günter Pilarsky was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia. In the same year he founded the Jocelyn & Günter Pilarsky Foundation, which primarily supports projects for the benefit of needy children in the Philippines and Armenia. In 2010, he received the Federal Cross of Merit. In 2012, he received the Culture Prize for International Understanding and was appointed Honorary Senator of the Karlsruhe University of Music. In 2013 he was named “Stainless Steel Manager of the Year 2013”.

Jürgen Pilarsky

Born 1960 in Karlsruhe

CEO of CRONIMET Holding GmbH

Partner of CRONIMET Holding GmbH & CRONIMET Mining AG

After graduating from university, Jürgen Pilarsky studied social work at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and successfully completed his studies in 1988.

In September 1989 Jürgen Pilarsky joined CRONIMET and worked in the trading division. He has been a member of the Executive Board since 2001 and CEO of the CRONIMET Holding Group since 2012. In this position, he is responsible for the CRONIMET product portfolio and the supply chain management process. He also has operational responsibility for the Stainless Steel and Specialty Metals divisions.

From 2011 to 2015, Jürgen Pilarsky was a member of the Supervisory Board of CRONIMET Mining AG.

Bernhard Kunsmann

Born 1964 in Kandel

CFO of CRONIMET Holding GmbH

After his general qualification for university entrance, Bernhard Kunsmann completed an apprenticeship as a banker at Sparkasse Germersheim-Kandel. He then studied Business Administration at the University of Mannheim and graduated in summer 1992.

After completing his studies, his professional career initially led him to Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. Following his trainee and credit training, he worked as a Corporate Client Advisor at Deutsche Bank AG in Karlsruhe from 1995 to 2007. From 2007, he was a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bank AG, Corporate Clients, Württemberg region.

In July 2011 he joined the management of CRONIMET Holding GmbH, where he is currently responsible for Finance and Legal Affairs.

Oliver Kleinhempel

Born 1982 in Frankfurt am Main

Managing Director of CRONIMET Holding GmbH

After general qualification for university entrance, Oliver Kleinhempel studied Business Administration at the Duale Hochschule in Mannheim and graduated in 2005. He then obtained a Master of Science from the Institute of Mining at Clausthal University of Technology.

Oliver Kleinhempel has several years of professional and management experience in Europe, South America, and Asia. After his studies, he held various management positions with the Outotec Group from 2004 to 2012. In 2013, he moved to the Ferrostaal Group and was Managing Director of the Indonesian business.

In April 2016 he joined the Executive Board of CRONIMET Holding GmbH, where, as CEO Asia, he is currently responsible for the Asian business and Corporate Development.

Annette Gartner

Born 1967 in Ottersweier

Managing Director of CRONIMET Holding GmbH

After completing her general qualification for university entrance, Annette Gartner studied garment technology at the Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences. In 1992, she graduated as a qualified engineer for garment technology. In 1992, her professional career began at CDV Software GmbH. After taking parental leave, she continued her career as Operations Manager and Project Officer in 2000.

In 2006 Annette Gartner joined CRONIMET Holding GmbH as Excutive Assistant with a focus on controlling. Four years later, she took over the project management of the SAP implementation. In her later function as Head of SAP Systems & Applications, she was responsible for numerous national and international SAP roll outs. As a member of the Management Board for the European business, she has been jointly responsible for 19 European subsidiaries since 2015.

In July 2017 Annette Gartner was appointed to the management of CRONIMET Holding GmbH, where she is currently responsible for Information and Organisation, SAP, Human Resources, and Service Point.